But Shewchuk's efforts once again gave Harvard the advantage. With the Crimson on the man-advantage at 12:55 of the second frame, Shewchuk set up between the circles and waited for the pass from Botterill. Shewchuk powerfully one-timed the puck over Quinlan's left shoulder to give Harvard the 2-1 lead.

Less than three minutes later, Shewchuk completed the hat trick by cutting right through the middle of the Providence defense and firing the puck under Quinlan to make the score 3-1.

Providence's physical defense and opportunistic special teams ultimately forced an added period.

The Friars narrowed the gap at 16:12 when junior winger Kim Mathias deflected a shot from senior center Jessica Tabb, who shot the puck from the right-side boards.

Mathias deflected it in front of the net and five-hole on Crimson freshman goaltender Jessica Ruddock to reduce the lead to 3-2.

The Friars brought the pace of the game to a halt with their aggressive checking in the third period and eventually managed to net the equalizer at 12:38.

Mathias took the puck at the blue-line and fired a cannon shot that Ruddock apparently never saw. The puck went past Ruddock and into the net to tie the game at 3-3.

Providence kept the Crimson off the scoreboard for the duration of the third, but Harvard avoided the upset in overtime.